Vietnam, Singapore agree on a travel bubble
By Nguyen Quy December 17, 2020 | 08:01 am GMT+7
Vietnamese citizens on a repatriation flight from Singapore, May 31, 2020. Photo courtesy of Vietnam Airlines.
The governments of Vietnam and Singapore plan to resume two-way commercial flights between the two countries for business and official travel next year.
Permanent Secretary of Singapore s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), Chee Wee Kiong, and Vietnam s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung agreed to expeditiously conclude ongoing discussions on a green lane agreement for essential business and official travel and restore regular commercial flights between the two countries next year, the Singapore s foreign ministry said in a statement Tuesday.
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Singapore and Vietnam working to finalise green lane travel arrangement by early 2021
Wednesday, December 16th 2020
Singapore and Vietnam have agreed to expedite discussions on facilitating essential business and official travel through a Green Lane arrangement, and are aiming to finalise the agreement by early 2021.
The two countries are also looking to reinstate regular commercial return flights.
In a press statement, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said Singapore will be among the first few countries with which Vietnam will resume regularised essential business and official travel.
Singapore and Vietnam aims to finalise green lane arrangement by early next year. Photo: Connected to India
1:19 PM MYT
Singapore will be among the first few countries with whom Vietnam will resume regularised essential business and official travel. - ST
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Vietnam and Singapore are planning to launch a green lane for business and official travel by the start of next year.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Permanent Secretary Chee Wee Kiong and Vietnam s Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung agreed to conclude ongoing discussions on the green lane arrangement and restore regular commercial return flights between the two countries, MFA said in a statement on Tuesday (Dec 15).
Singapore will be among the first few countries that Vietnam will resume regularised essential business and official travel.
Vietnam, Singapore hold 13th political consultation 10:56 | 16/12/2020
Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi â Vietnam and Singapore on December 15 discussed specific measures to enhance their bilateral ties, including the enhancement of political and diplomatic links by increasing visits and meetings at all levels and vial all channels and mechanisms of bilateral cooperation.
While co-chairing the online 13th Vietnam-Singapore political consultation, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung and Permanent Secretary of the Singaporean Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chee Wee Kiong shared the view that the Vietnam-Singapore strategic partnership has developed intensively, extensively and practically, even in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.